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2021 Kansas City Royals Roster (40-man)

2020 Season 2022 Season

Record: 74-88-0, Finished 4th in AL_Central (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Mike Matheny (74-88)

General Manager: Dayton Moore (Senior VP, Baseball Ops & GM)

Farm Director: J.J. Picollo

Scouting Director: Lonnie Goldberg

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium

Attendance: 1,159,613 (9th of 15)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 105
One-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 108

Pythagorean W-L: 71-91, 686 Runs, 788 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Hanser Alberto	28	do DO	R	R	5' 11"	215	Oct 17, 1992	6	103	56	103	86	1	0	0	31	49	17	0	0	0	0	10	24	3	0.5	$1,650,000
Scott Barlow	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Dec 18, 1992	4	71	0	8	71	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8
Andrew Benintendi	26	us US	L	L	5' 9"	180	Jul 6, 1994	6	134	129	134	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	129	0	0	129	0	5	0	2.6	$6,600,000
Scott Blewett	25	us US	R	R	6' 6"	245	Apr 10, 1996	2	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Ronald Bolaños	24	cu CU	R	R	6' 2"	230	Aug 23, 1996	3	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Jake Brentz	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	205	Sep 14, 1994	1st	72	0	6	72	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Kris Bubic	23	us US	L	L	6' 3"	225	Aug 19, 1997	2	29	20	2	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Dylan Coleman	24	us US	R	R	6' 5"	235	Sep 16, 1996	1st	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Wade Davis	35	us US	R	R	6' 5"	225	Sep 7, 1985	13	40	0	5	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$1,250,000
Hunter Dozier	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	220	Aug 22, 1991	5	144	137	144	131	0	0	19	0	57	0	14	0	60	70	11	2	2	-2.4	$2,500,000
Danny Duffy	32	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Dec 21, 1988	11	13	12	0	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$15,500,000
Jarrod Dyson	36	us US	L	R	5' 9"	165	Aug 15, 1984	12	77	30	77	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	19	34	68	5	4	19	0.2	$1,500,000
Cam Gallagher	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	230	Dec 6, 1992	5	48	33	48	46	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.5
Kelvin Gutiérrez	26	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	215	Aug 28, 1994	3	38	34	38	37	0	0	1	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.8
Jesse Hahn	31	us US	R	R	6' 5"	205	Jul 30, 1989	7	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$1,750,000
Jonathan Heasley	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	225	Jan 27, 1997	1st	3	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Carlos Hernández	24	ve VE	R	R	6' 4"	255	Mar 11, 1997	2	24	11	1	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Greg Holland	35	us US	R	R	5' 10"	210	Nov 20, 1985	11	57	0	6	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$2,750,000
Kyle Isbel	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	190	Mar 3, 1997	1st	28	20	28	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	14	25	2	3	1	0.5
Jakob Junis	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	238	Sep 16, 1992	5	16	6	1	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$1,700,000
Brad Keller	25	us US	R	R	6' 5"	255	Jul 27, 1995	4	26	26	3	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$3,350,000
Jackson Kowar	24	us US	R	R	6' 5"	200	Oct 4, 1996	1st	9	8	0	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.5
Nicky Lopez	26	us US	L	R	5' 11"	185	Mar 13, 1995	3	151	144	151	151	0	0	0	4	0	148	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4.4
Richard Lovelady	25	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Jul 7, 1995	3	20	0	3	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Daniel Lynch IV	24	us US	L	L	6' 6"	200	Nov 17, 1996	1st	15	15	0	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ryan McBroom	29	us US	R	L	6' 3"	220	Apr 9, 1992	3	7	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0.0
Whit Merrifield	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Jan 24, 1989	6	162	162	162	160	0	0	0	149	0	0	2	0	18	20	2	0	0	3.8	$6,750,000	All-Star
Mike Minor	33	us US	R	L	6' 4"	210	Dec 26, 1987	10	28	28	3	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	$7,000,000
Adalberto Mondesí	25	us US	B	R	6' 1"	200	Jul 27, 1995	7	35	34	35	30	0	0	0	0	20	11	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0.4	$2,520,000
Jake Newberry	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Nov 20, 1994	4	4	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Ryan O'Hearn	27	us US	L	L	6' 3"	220	Jul 26, 1993	4	84	64	84	44	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	25	26	29	15	0	-0.9
Edward Olivares	25	ve VE	R	R	6' 2"	190	Mar 6, 1996	2	39	27	39	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	4	22	36	1	6	4	0.1
Joel Payamps	27	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	220	Apr 7, 1994	3	15	1	2	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Salvador Perez	31	ve VE	R	R	6' 3"	255	May 10, 1990	10	161	160	161	124	0	124	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	1	0	5.5	$14,200,000	All-Star
Emmanuel Rivera	25	pr PR	R	R	6' 2"	225	Jun 29, 1996	1st	29	27	29	29	0	0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Sebastián Rivero	22	ve VE	R	R	6' 0"	210	Nov 16, 1998	1st	17	9	17	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Carlos Santana	35	do DO	B	R	5' 11"	210	Apr 8, 1986	12	158	155	158	136	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	3	0	-0.1	$7,000,000
Ervin Santana	38	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	175	Dec 12, 1982	16	38	2	3	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Brady Singer	24	us US	R	R	6' 5"	215	Aug 4, 1996	2	27	27	0	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Jorge Soler	29	cu CU	R	R	6' 4"	235	Feb 25, 1992	8	94	90	94	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	46	44	4	0	-1.3	$8,050,000
Gabe Speier	26	us US	L	L	5' 11"	200	Apr 12, 1995	3	7	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Josh Staumont	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Dec 21, 1993	3	64	0	4	64	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Anthony Swarzak	35	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Sep 10, 1985	11	7	0	1	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Domingo Tapia	29	do DO	R	R	6' 3"	263	Aug 4, 1991	2	32	0	3	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Michael A. Taylor	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 26, 1991	8	142	136	142	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	139	0	139	2	2	1	2.6	$1,750,000
Angel Zerpa	21	ve VE	L	L	6' 0"	220	Sep 27, 1999	1st	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Kyle Zimmer	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	225	Sep 13, 1991	3	52	2	3	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Tyler Zuber	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jun 16, 1995	2	31	0	1	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Mike Matheny	50	us US	Sep 22, 1970	Manager	Apr 1	Oct 3
Pedro Grifol	51	us US	Nov 28, 1969	Bench	Apr 1
Terry Bradshaw	52	us US	Feb 3, 1969	Hitting	Apr 1
Cal Eldred	53	us US	Nov 24, 1967	Pitching	Apr 1
Larry Carter	56	us US	May 22, 1965	Bullpen	Apr 1
Rusty Kuntz	66	us US	Feb 4, 1955	First Base	Apr 1
Vance Wilson	48	us US	Mar 17, 1973	Third Base	Apr 1
Ryan Eigsti	35	us US	Aug 24, 1985	Bullpen Catcher	Apr 1
John Mabry	50	us US	Oct 17, 1970	Coach	Apr 1
Tony Peña	40	do DO	Mar 23, 1981	Coach	Apr 1
Bill Duplissea	43	us US	Sep 27, 1977	Replay Coordinator	Apr 1
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date